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August 2018

Only one ballot issue can tackle Colorado’s transportation challenges
Colorado Politics
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August 10, 2018
Coloradans can help untangle their transportation woes by supporting a ballot measure, currently called Initiative 153. They shouldn’t be fooled by a go-nowhere alternative that does nothing to solve the complex problem. The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) endorses one measure that appears to have made the ballot.

May 2018

Colorado lawmakers should nurture the electric vehicle market, not punish it
Colorado Politics
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May 4, 2018
Widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) will bring tremendous benefits to Colorado. They help our air quality, are good for consumers, and are good for the economy as a whole. If we want to achieve all the benefits that EVs bring, we need to get a lot more on the road.

February 2018

Use the proceeds of the VW court settlement to build electric car infrastructure
Nevada Independent
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February 8, 2018
An investment in electric vehicles, charging stations and infrastructure like electric highways would be a boost for the Silver State’s economy and a boon for our environment. That’s why clean energy advocates support the allocation of funding from a legal settlement with car manufacturer Volkswagen to electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

January 2018

Proposed federal budget cuts could hurt thousands of CO energy jobs
Colorado Statesman/ Colorado Politics
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January 19, 2018
Proposed federal budget cuts endanger thousands of well-paying clean energy jobs in Colorado. Colorado’s diverse energy sector includes more than 30,000 jobs involving energy efficiency, more than any other part of the energy sector (more than solar and wind, oil, natural gas, or coal), according to a 2017 study conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Yet the Trump administration and the U.S. House of Representatives have proposed devastating cuts (more than 40 percent in the House budget, 75 percent cuts in the administration’s budget) to these energy efficiency programs that benefit Colorado in the federal budget for Fiscal Year 2018.